HI, One of my sites appears in top 5 ranks on google for specific keywords. I wonder what happened today and suddenly its nowhere to be seen. ?? This is driving me crazy as this site is a revenue earner for me. Is this the temporary thing that google does or..what is going on ? Please advise before I hit the roof. Jai.
First thing to do is Don't Panic! Have you changed anyhting? Have you used any techniques that you suspect might get you a ban? Are you out completely or just dropped to 6 or 7th page? All kind of things could be going on really from a blip in the radar to a penalty so you need to give us more to go on or take a hard look at the site yourself.
It was due to some update that google was doing.. because my site could not be found on any pages..just with site:url command. But all is fine now.. sit down guys.
Thank God! Because I was going to spend the whole night worrying about your site's rankings! Whew! Dodged another one didn't we?! WHEW!
Jack Burton.. You are too funny ! I would give you a place in my funny little people's hall of fame.. Thank you.
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